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Rising Narratives for Radical Futures: Talking Across Difference for a Multiracial Democracy

A digital magazine which offers movement workers a materially grounded, emotionally resonant roadmap to move beyond mere resistance, connect across different values, and set the terms for a multiracial, radical democracy where all are free.

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Broke: Narrative Project about Poverty

The BROKE Narrative Project examines the stories we tell about poverty and wealth, and how to work together to build new narratives.

Title image for 'Narrative Change for Workers' Rights. Includes images of workers: one is yelling into a loud hailer and the other is looking at their computer and pumping their fist in the air. There is a group of people protesting with signs. The background is pale blue with white and light green ripped paper graphics.

Narrative Change for Worker Rights: Directory of Messaging Guides

Want to change the story about work, workers’ rights, and economic justice? Here is a collection of research, guides and recommendations for framing, narrative and messaging to help you develop powerful messages & narratives.

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The Race Class Narrative: A Race Messaging Framework to Engage the Base and Persuade the Middle

Watch a video on Race Class Narrative – an approach that weaves together economic empowerment, racial justice, and gender equity.

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Just Get on with it: Talking about Climate Change and Economics

This guide is designed to provide practical advice about how to effectively talk about climate change during a global pandemic and recession. It’s based on the findings of an extensive research project.

Framing Issues for Social Justice Impact: Directory of Messaging Guides

Looking for research on how to frame an issue on a certain topic area? This collection of reports, articles, videos and podcasts on issues including climate, crime, equality, nature, poverty and health will help you develop powerful messages and narratives.

Economic Messaging for Progressives: A Review of Don’t Buy it by Anat Shenker-Osorio

Don’t Buy It by Anat Shenker-Osorio is a guide to progressive messaging on the economy and economics – A book review by Joel Dignam.

Framing the Economy: How to Win the Case for a Better System

The PIRC, the New Economics Foundation, NEON and the FrameWorks Institute have launched two story strategies that progressives can use to shift thinking on the economy. They’re built on values and metaphors that encourage the hope that change is possible and increase people’s support for progressive policies.

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Communicating Race Class Video with Anat Shenker-Osorio

Anat Shenker-Osorio shows how to apply research findings around communicating about race and class to the increasing white nationalism, xenophobia and race-based attacks that punctuate politics around the globe.

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Winning Words About Work Communicating a Progressive Agenda about Work and Beyond by Anat Shenker-Osorio

Anat Shenker-Osorio (ASO Communications) presented an exploration of the language used to communicate about work at Progress 2015. She outlined a number of key lessons for communicating a progressive agenda, on work and beyond.

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